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added brief description of mathematical predictions from string theory
Some string theorists, such as Leonard Susskind, say that string theory may not be testable but may still provide insights on multiple universes. His recent book is ''The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design''.
Some string theorists, such as Leonard Susskind, say that string theory may not be testable but may still provide insights on multiple universes. His recent book is ''The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design''.
==Mathematical Predictions==
Although string theory has so far failed to make viable experimental predictions, it has proved remarkably successful at predicting new theorems in mathematics. For example, from string-theoretic considerations, Candelas, de la Ossa, Green, and Parks conjectured the correct formula for the number of degree d rational curves in a Calabi-Yau quintic. More generally, string theory has predicted a deep relationship in mathematics called "mirror symmetry" which connects seemingly unrelated topics in symplectic and complex geometry. Mirror symmetry remains an active area of mathematical research, and many highly non-trivial examples of mirror symmetry have been mathematically verified.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==